What is the name of the sea behind the Forbidden City?

Houhai is an integral part of Shichahai. Shichahai consists of three water surfaces, namely Qianhai, Houhai and Xihai. In order to distinguish it from the "first three seas" of Beihai, China and Nanhai, it is called "the last three lakes".

Houhai East starts from Di 'anmenwai Street, reaches Xinjiekou Street in the west, Ping 'an Street in the south and Second Ring Road in the north, with a total area of 146.7 hectares, including 34 hectares of water area and 1 1.5 hectares of green land. This is the ancient waters of the Yuan Dynasty in Beijing 700 years ago.

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It is said to be a "sea", but it is actually a huge artificial lake, which was exclusive to the royal family in the old days. Houhai is located in the center of Beijing, only four or five stops away from Tiananmen Square, connected with the famous Beihai Yishui, far away from Jingshan and the Forbidden City. If you walk along the coast, you will see the red wall of Lake Biwa if you are not careful. Outside those tall and solemn gates, you can only see the tall and gloomy trees in the yard.